The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-18

prevent the usual Saturday crowd
Judge Montgomery left for Con-
cord yesterday by tho l O'Clock
train.
Evening parties are quite fashion
able now among tho young people
of the city.
A little over half an inch of snow
fell here during Friday night, fol
lowed by fair day.
Rev. DR.. Bays and his family
have rooms at the residence of J.
M. Gudger, Esq, No. 2I1 Haywood
street.
The Sunday Schools OF the city
and vicinity are making prepara-
tions L. give the children gala
occasion during the holidays
The occasional candy pullings
by the young peop,e remind US of
the DAYS of our youth. Lots of
sweet and solid fun in such amuse-
ment.
DIR. Burroughs informs US that
DR.. Clark, Of Hominy, writes him
that Mr.. Justice, who was so ssri.
ously injured near Turnpike, was
some better yesterday.
Prof P. P. Claxton Superintend-
ent of, the Asheville Graded School,
has arrived in the city, and is occu
pying Miss Chapman's residence,
No. 12O Haywood street. The school
will open tho first of January.
We regret to hear of the death of
Mrs. Norman Stevens, which occur
red yesterday at her home in the
county. \ most excellent woman
has gone to her final reward. This
family have our sincere sympathy.
Mr.. J. P. Sawyer sold Friday two
store lots on South Court Square
which cost hiac $500, a short while
ago, to Mrs. Merrick of Philadel-
phia for S3.2O0, cash. Ashe-
vile real estate is worth money, and
sales are made almost daily at fair
prices, for improvement.
There seems to be no abatement
Of activity in reale state in Victoria.
Judging by sales made again on
yesterday by Mr. Garrett; two more
of his beautiful three acre lots Eitu-
ated just West of his new hotel
property. being disposed of for, the
sum OF three thousand dollars each.
Messrs Graham & Co. have sold
their wholesale drygoods depart
ment to Messrs Murray & Lance.
Messrs G. & Co. will ~confne them
selves hereafter to their boot and
sh5e manufacturing department,
and to the cotton mills, which lat
ter are rapidly approaching COM
pletion.
Capt. McLoud has returned
home from New York, where he has
bsen'on important business matters,
connected with some very: impor>
tant industrial enterprises for Ashe-
Vile. He is greatly encouraged by
his trip. The Captain is a working
man, and loses no opportunity to
help ASheville, or Buncombe, or
Western Carolina, or the State.
Mr.. James Hickson sold yester-
day 564 pounds of tobacco, from
Greene county, Tenn, at the follow
ing prices: s4.1O, 2SO, S.75, 1900,
$50, 1875, $50. These prices were
not satisfactory to Mr.. H. and it is
the only complaint we have heard.
II he will bring some of his good
tobacco he will get enough to -
him for what he feels that he lost
on this trade.
Col. Lusk and Mayor Harkins
have returned from Raleigh where
they went to attend the Republican
State Executive committees meet
ing. They determin to call a State
convention at Raleigh, on the 26th
day OF May next, to nominate a
State ticket and do other work
which may be required. The two
heretofore disdordant wings fopped
together, and all, 30 far, is serene,
That party is determined to put in
their best licks next year to- carry
the State, and all good men Should
take warning accordingly and unite
for the purpose of preventing the
State going back to the same old
crowd who ruined it in 1868 50.
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